PS Thai Style Peanut Noodles
Chef: Del Sroufe
Makes: 4 Servings
Prep time: 20 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Total Time: 40 min
INGREDIENTS
Peanut Sauce
1/3 c smooth peanut butter
¼ c pure maple syrup
3 T low-sodium tamari
1 ½ t rice vinegar
1 t minced fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, minced
Water, as needed
Vegetable and Noodles
12 oz whole-grain noodles
1 small yellow onion, cut into thin slivers
1 lg tomato, chopped
1 c fresh basil, chopped
1 c fresh cilantro, chopped
Toasted peanuts, for garnish
DIRECTIONS
To make the peanut sauce, in a small bowl whisk together the peanut butter, maple syrup, tamari, rice vinegar, ginger and garlic. Thin the sauce with a little water if needed to achieve a creamy consistency. Set aside.
For the noodles, cook the whole-grain noodles according to the package instructions. Drain and set aside.
While the noodles cook, sauté the onion in a lg skillet over medium-high heat until it starts to brown, about 3 min. Add the tomato and cook for another minute.
Add the peanut sauce, cooked noodles, basil, and cilantro. Cook until heated through.
Serve garnished with the toasted peanuts.
Chef Del Sroufe teaches cooking classes at local venues like Whole Foods, Community Recreation Centers, and is now sharing his talents at the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies. Sroufe is the author of The China Study: Quick & Easy Cookbook, The China Study Family Cookbook, Better Than Vegan, and Forks Over Knives—The Cookbook, a vegan cookbook companion to the acclaimed documentary Forks Over Knives, and the Spanish version Tenedores Cuchillos. Learn more at Chef Del Sroufe, Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.
